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Ep. #1031: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson returns to discuss her new album Live Like the Sky, why people are so often air unaware, her book Theory of Water and how a world ending means a new one is beginning, the concept of generative refusal, lakes, oceans, skiing, running, and surfing, holding a tape recorder up to a car radio speaker to capture underground rock music in the 1980s and how those new wave and post-punk sounds inform this new record, learning to sing and making music that is fun even though the lyrics are heavy, touring, a new book, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1013: Carson McHone

Carson McHone is here to discuss her brilliant new album, Pentimento, news about Daniel Romano’s Outfit recording and touring activity, artistic foundations, layers, and repentance, the journal full of messages to her from her mother, which were entered since Carson was born, pondering history and the personal passage of time, celebrating creativity, motherhood, and children, assembling a band of esteemed musicians and taking some risks, theatrical and film work, touring, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #990: Michael Cloud Duguay
Ep. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!
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Ep. #682: Steven Lambke
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Ep. #449: Steven Lambke, Construction & Destruction, WHOOP-Szo’s Adam Sturgeon

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Julie Doiron (2011) – Teaser

Between August 1 and 3, 2025 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Sappyfest celebrates its twentieth anniversary as one of the world’s best programmed and most fun music and arts festivals. Back in the summer of 2011 just ahead of the sixth annual Sappyfest, I met Julie Doiron and three of her children at Grapefruit Moon for an interview over breakfast. Aside from her inspirational work in the band Eric’s Trip and her award-winning solo trajectory, Julie founded Sappy Records and co-organized early iterations of Sappyfest. And so, I’m sharing this 2011 encounter with Julie and most of her kids (plus a cameo by Rheostatics’ Dave Bidini), because it’s enjoyable and provides some insights about her music and Sappyfest.

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Ep. #889: Rick White and The Sadies
Ep. #857: Michael Feuerstack
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Ep. #725: Sloan
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Ep. #602: Chad VanGaalen
Ep. #424: Dave Bidini
Ep. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010]